Palestinian farmers sound alarm over foot-and-mouth outbreak

Thousands of cattle were killed earlier this year in an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the West Bank

pushing Palestinian farmers already living under occupation to the brink of bankruptcy.

Mohammed Basheer said he had to burn hundreds of his dead

sheep after an epidemic damaged cattle across the West Bank

it will leave him with a greater financial loss.

For Basheer, the conflict is a unique challenge for farmers.

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